Campaign articles from October 2007

Campaign archives from October 2007

BT in media review.(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... Agencies line up for telecom giant's pounds 65m media buying prize. BT is reviewing its pounds 65 million media buying business just weeks after moving its planning account to Mediaedge:cia. The review is thought to be at an early stage,...

M&C Saatchi rips off classic BA ad for Silverjet launch.
October 5, 2007... The business-class airline Silverjet is to launch its first TV campaign with a remake of British Airways' classic 'face' ad from 1989. Silverjet hired M&C Saatchi - whose management had held the BA account for 23 years, first at Saatchi &...

JWT and Lowe to vie for Nestle's Heaven.(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... JWT and Lowe are set for a showdown in a pitch for UK advertising duties on the Nestle Rowntree-owned luxury chocolate bar Heaven. The review gives Lowe a chance to win back the position on the Nestle UK roster it lost in February 2005. ...

MindShare and PHD hired for election battle.(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... MindShare and PHD are to go head-to-head on the Labour Party and Conservative Party media accounts in the run-up to a general election. The Conservatives have appointed PHD to handle media buying. Goodstuff will handle communications...

Taylor Wimpey calls pounds 20m media pitch.(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... Taylor Wimpey, the recently formed house-building company, is talking to agencies about its estimated pounds 20 million media planning and buying business. The move follows the merger of George Wimpey and Taylor Woodrow in July. The...

Neff hunts UK shops for advertising drive.(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... The household appliance brand Neff is seeking an above-the-line agency ahead of a UK advertising push. The Bosch Siemens Home Appliances-owned brand has approached an undisclosed number of agencies with an RFI document. The search is being...

Unibet hires TBWA for pan-Euro brief.(TBWA/London)(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... Unibet, the online betting and gaming site, has appointed TBWA\London to handle its pan-European advertising after a four-way pitch. The agency beat WWAV Rapp Collins, Ogilvy and Euro RSCG in a review overseen by Agency Assessments...

Agency Republic nets BP roster place.(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... BP is set to appoint Agency Republic to its digital roster. The agency scooped the business following a competitive pitch against three undisclosed shops. John Pain, BP's head of marketing services and procurement, handled the pitch....

Dare appoints joint planning directors.(Dare Digital)(Nick Emmel)(Toby Horry)(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... Dare has promoted Nick Emmel and Toby Horry as joint planning directors, giving them responsibility formerly held by the planning partner, John Owen. Owen, who will retain his job title, will focus on general management at Dare, as well as...

RKCR/Y&R promotes Ben Kay to head planning division.(Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe/Y&R)(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe/Y&R has promoted Ben Kay to head of planning. Kay replaces David Golding, who resigned to launch a start-up with James Murphy and Ben Priest. Kay will report to the chief executive, Richard Exon. Alison...

TfL pens C4 content deal.(Transport for London)(Channel 4 Television Co.)(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... Channel 4 and Transport for London launch TV show in T4 themed weekend. Transport for London has formed a partnership with Channel 4 for a branded content TV show based around its 'Don't die before you've lived' advertising campaign. ...

Sportingbet.com in hunt for DM agency.(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... Sportingbet.com, the online betting and gaming company, is on the hunt for an agency to handle its pan-European direct marketing. The company, which owns Paradisepoker.com, has app-roached several agencies and is holding pitches this week....

Savage joins R/GA as planning chief.(Darren Savage)(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... R/GA, the New York-based digital agency, has hired Darren Savage as the first planning director for its London office, in a bid to build its UK planning arm. Savage joins R/GA from AKQA, where he is the senior strategic planner He will...

Publicis Dialog hires Craik Jones' CD.(Mark Buckingham)(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... Publicis Dialog has poached Craik Jones Watson Mitchell Voelkel's award-winning creative director, Mark Buckingham, to be its new creative director. In response, Craik Jones has restructured its creative department, and promoted its...

Ofcom blamed for slump in children's programming.(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... Britain's ad industry this week accused Ofcom of creating a serious lack of investment in children's programming, highlighted by the broadcasting regulator's latest research. Ofcom said on Wednesday that the decline in funding has left...

WCRS scoops pounds 3m DCSF creative brief.(WCRS Group PLC)(Department for Children, Schools and Families)(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... The Department for Children, Schools and Families has handed WCRS a pounds 3 million advertising brief to promote the Government's new Diploma scheme. The agency picked up the account following a competitive pitch against Delaney Lund Knox...

Motorola calls EMEA digital advertising review.
October 5, 2007... Motorola, the mobile handset giant, is looking for a digital agency to handle its online advertising across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The Illinois-based handset manufacturer contacted agencies last week with a brief to adapt...

The Week: Advertising News - Learndirect ends Kyle link.(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... Ufi, the operator of the publicly funded education body Learndirect, has pulled its sponsorship of ITV's The Jeremy Kyle Show after a high-court judge described the programme as 'a human form of bear baiting'. COI, which manages...

The Week: Advertising News - Junk ads 'fell' before rules.(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... Advertising junk food to children fell significantly between 2003 and 2006, according to a report by the Advertising Association's Food Advertising Unit. Even before the rules on advertising food high in fat, sugar and salt to under-16s...

The Week: Advertising News - 3UK enlists the Sugababes.(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... 3UK has launched a pounds 15 million advertising campaign featuring the Sugababes under the strapline 'Fresh from 3'. An initial TV push, created by the recently appointed Euro RSCG, will be followed by ads featuring the Sugababes later in...

The Week: Advertising News - Online adspend up to pounds 1bn.(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... The online advertising market grew by 41.3 per cent year on year to reach pounds 1.33 billion in the first half of 2007, increasing its share of UK adspend to almost 15 per cent, according to the Internet Advertising Bureau and...

The Week: Advertising News - Stefani fronts HP campaign.(Hewlett-Packard Co.)(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... HP has signed the pop star Gwen Stefani to front a dollars 300 million international campaign, created by Publicis. The manufacturer has dropped TV advertising in favour of press, outdoor, online and in-store activity for the work. The...

The Week: Advertising News - 2008 Games will boost TV.(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... The 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing will boost TV's share of global media to a record 38.2 per cent, according to ZenithOptimedia's World Advertising Expenditure Forecast. Overall, global adspend will be dollars 182.4 billion, up 6.8 per...

The Week: Advertising News - Ben Sherman in MTV2 deal.(Ben Sherman UK)(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... Ben Sherman, the fashion label, has signed a deal to fund a one-off show on MTV2 focusing on the best of British music. The programme, which airs on 13 October, will feature a series of gigs under the title 'The Big British Sound Live in...

The Week: Media News - I-level appoints advisors.(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... The digital media group i-level is to appoint investment banking advisors to undertake a strategic review of the business after receiving a number of unsolicited approaches for the company, according to reports. Approaches are understood...

The Week: Media News - BBC buys Lonely Planet.(British Broadcasting Corp. acquired Lonely Planet Publications)(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... BBC Worldwide has bought the travel publisher Lonely Planet for an undisclosed sum and plans to expand the brand online. Its founders, Tony and Maureen Wheeler, will retain a 25 per cent stake in the company, which will continue to be run by...

The Week: Media News - TV listings for ACP-NatMag.(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... ACP-NatMag has launched a free TV listings magazine, TV Week, which will have a circulation of 640,000 via distribution with the company's weekly magazines, Best and Real People. The 56-page magazine is based on the Australian title of the same...

The Week: Media News - Xfm nets Charlatans freebie.(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... The indie group The Charlatans are to give away their forthcoming album as a free download on the Xfm website. As part of the deal, the station will also make the band's forthcoming single, You Cross My Path, available free to download on 22...

The Week: Media News - TVHits! to go online-only.(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... Teen magazine TVHits! is to suspend publication after its 4 October issue. Owner Essential Publishing said it will focus its attention on the website, www.tvhits.co.uk, but would not comment on whether the suspension was permanent. TVHits!...

The Week: Media News - FT.com offers free content.(FT.com Information Services)(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... FT.com is to make some of its content available for free, as part of new expansion plans for the site. From mid-October, users will have 30 free page views a month, which they can to use to read articles or access data. After 30 articles,...

The Week: Media News - Sky unveils Picnic brand.(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... Sky has revealed a new umbrella brand, Picnic, to allow customers to choose elements from its digital terrestrial television, telephone and broadband services. The brand will also include its new pay-TV service on Freeview, which will launch...

The Week: Sky stake in ITV criticised by Competition Commission.(British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC)(ITV PLC)(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... Analysts suggest that BSkyB is likely to be forced to reduce its stake in ITV to below ten per cent after the Competition Commission found its shareholding was against the public interest. The provisional ruling by the commission said that...

The Week: Best of the Blogs.
October 5, 2007... REJECTION IS INEVITABLE A creative director was asked to train some account handlers. He had them spend the morning making a model airplane. Then he took each plane in his hand and crushed it to pieces. 'That,' he said, 'is what it...

The Week: City News - Mirror offloads Racing Post.(Trinity Mirror Newspapers)(FL Partners)(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... Trinity Mirror has ended its disposal programme, selling the Racing Post to FL Partners for pounds 170 million, but will keep its Midlands and remaining South-East titles after failing to receive high enough bids. The pounds 170 million...

The Week: City News - New role for Huntingford.(SMG PLC appointed Richard Huntingford)(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... SMG has made a first-half loss of pounds 8.6 million after exceptional items, and has appointed the Virgin Radio chairman, Richard Huntingford, as its executive chairman in the run-up to its planned initial public offering or disposal of the...

The Week: City News - Riley plots Emap Radio bid.(Phil Riley)(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... Phil Riley, the former chief executive of Chrysalis Radio, has emerged as the frontman behind a private equity bid for Emap Radio. According to The Sunday Telegraph, Riley is working with Vitruvian Partners, which is run by the former...

The Week: City News - GCap eyes revenue growth.(GCap Media PLC)(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... GCap Media, the owner of Classic FM and Capital FM, expects revenue growth of around 6 per cent for the second quarter of the year, the company said in a trading update. It added that like-for-like revenues for the six months to 30...

The Week: City News - Associated ad revenues up.(Associated Newspapers Holdings PLC)(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... Associated Newspapers increased advertising revenues by 8 per cent in the 11 months to August, its parent company, Daily Mail & General Trust, said in a trading statement. Ad revenues at the Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday and Evening Standard...

The Week: People News - Govindji joins BBH.(Bartle Bogle Hegarty Ltd.)(Carla Govindji)(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... Bartle Bogle Hegarty has hired Carla Govindji as a business director to work on its British Airways account. Govindji joins from Saatchi & Saatchi, where she was the regional business leader on Head & Shoulders across Europe

The Week: People News - STV moves for Connolly.(David Connolly)(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... David Connolly, the former Ofcom adjudicator and Starcom Motive managing director, has joined SMG's Scottish television business, STV, as its commercial director. Connolly will have targets including increasing STV's regional advertising...

The Week: People News - Silburn to chair the BTAA.(British Television Advertising Awards)(Paul Silburn)(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... Paul Silburn has been named as the chairman of the British Television Advertising Awards jury for 2008. Silburn has been working as a creative consultant since 2006, and before that was the executive creative director at Fallon North...

The Week: People News - Ivey takes Times digital role.(Giles Ivey)(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... Times Media has hired Giles Ivey, the UK sales director at AOL, to be its first digital commercial director. Ivey will look after all digital ad revenue at Times Online, and will report to Dominic Carter, the trading director, and Zach...

The Week: People News - Marketer Scott quits five.(Channel 5 Broadcasting Ltd.)(Jane Scott)(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... Jane Scott, the marketing director of five, has resigned without a job to go to and plans to take some time off before considering her options. Her replacement, expected to be announced shortly, will take charge of the marketing services,...

The Week: Advertising Reviews - Virgin Holidays reviews.(Virgin Holidays Ltd.'s contract with Kitcatt, Nohr, Alexander and Shaw)(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... Virgin Holidays has called a review of its advertising and direct marketing account, which is currently held by Kitcatt Nohr Alexander Shaw. The review follows the recent restructure of the marketing department, and is expected to be...

The Week: Advertising Reviews - Visit Wales calls pounds 6m pitch.
October 5, 2007... VisitWales has kick-started a pounds 6 million pitch for its advertising, direct marketing, media planning and digital marketing accounts, as first revealed by Campaign (11 May). The tourism body has invited agencies to tender via OJEC. Its...

The Week: Advertising Reviews - TRBR lands more Gala work.(Red Brick Road's contract with Gala Bingo )(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... The Red Brick Road has strengthened its grip on the Gala Bingo advertising account, adding Gala Casinos, Coral Retail, telebetting and online to its remit. The agency, which was initially appointed to work on Gala Bingo Clubs and...

The Week: Media Reviews - Confused reviews media.(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... The insurance comparison website Confused.com has launched a review of its pounds 13 million media planning and buying account, which is currently held by the independent agency MNC. Confused.com is part of the Admiral Insurance group,...

The Week: Media Reviews - AdConnection nets pounds 1m task.
October 5, 2007... Poggenpohl, the German kitchen manufacturer, has appointed AdConnection to its pounds 1 million UK media planning and buying account, following a pitch against undisclosed agencies

The Week: Direct Reviews - Iris scoops Sure business.(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... Iris has bolstered its position on the Unilever roster after winning the direct marketing account for Sure for Men, Sure for Women and Sure Sport deodorants, following a pitch against undisclosed roster agencies. The agency has also been...

The Week: Direct Reviews - GM calls Chevrolet DM pitch.(General Motors Corp.)(direct marketing )(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... General Motors has called a review of the direct marketing account for its Chevrolet marque, currently handled by DraftFCB. The review is being managed by Matthew Young, the General Motors direct communications manager

The Week: Direct Reviews - Correction.(Correction notice)
October 5, 2007... R/GA did not pitch for the pounds 2 million global digital media planning and buying account for FT.com, as stated in Campaign (28 September)

The Week: Ladbrokes spot heralds the end of gambling ad ban on TV.(Ladbroke Group PLC)(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... Ladbrokes has become the first bookmaker to exploit the new laws allowing gambling advertising on TV, with a commercial featuring a cast of ex-footballers. The 60-second ad broke on Tuesday, and stars Ian Wright, Ally McCoist, Lee Dixon...

The World: Miami - MDC rumoured to raise shareholding in Crispin Porter.(MDC Partners Inc.)(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... The future ownership of the Miami hotshop Crispin Porter & Bogusky is in question amid reports that MDC Partners, Canada's largest ad group, may move to a majority shareholding. MDC has the option to raise its stake in the agency from 49...

The World: Detroit - Chevron launches ad offensive to counter animosity.(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... Chevron is confronting the mounting public animosity towards the world's oil companies with global advertising showing how it is exploring new energy sources while continuing to drill for oil. New York's mcgarrybowen has produced the...

The World: Copenhagen - MEC Denmark in management team revamp.(Mediaedge:cia appointed Jannek Bejtrup and Jan Nielskov)(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... Mediaedge:cia has rejigged its management team in Denmark by appointing joint managing directors to lead the business. Jannek Bejtrup and Jan Nielskov, who were previously the managing partners at MEC Denmark, will join the board of...

The World: Beijing - Publicis links with law firm for crisis consultancy.(Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld L.L.P.)(Publicis Groupe S.A.)(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... Publicis Groupe has teamed up with a leading law firm to capitalise on the growing number of brands needing help with crisis communications. The alliance between Publicis Consultants Worldwide and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Field has been...

The World: Beijing - China bans 'social pollution' ads for sex toys.(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... China has banned TV and radio ads for push-up bras, figure-enhancing underwear and sex toys in the latest move to purge the nation's airwaves of what the government calls 'social pollution'. Having already targeted ads using crude or...

The World: Los Angeles - Boost calls pitch for dollars 35m creative account.(Boost Mobile)(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... Boost, the Sprint Nextel-owned mobile brand aimed primarily at young consumers, is reviewing the creative assignment on its dollars 35 million account. WPP's Berlin Cameron in New York, the incumbent on the account, is expected to join the...

The World: New York Nickelodeon halts broadcast to encourage play.(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... Nickelodeon, the children's satellite channel, underwent a self-imposed three-hour blackout last Saturday in an effort to encourage children to take part in physical activity. Nickelodeon and associated networks Nick GAS, Nicktoons and...

The World: Paris - Havas profits for first half of year reach dollars 50 million.(Financial report)(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... New business won late last year helped to boost Havas' profits for the first half of 2007 by 70 per cent to almost dollars 50 million, compared with the first six months of 2006. The group's performance was fuelled by clients such as...

The World: Doha - Al Jazeera English hires ex-Turner man for distribution.
October 5, 2007... Al Jazeera English has appointed the former Turner Broadcasting senior executive Phil Lawrie to help spearhead its distribution efforts in global markets. Lawrie, who becomes the director of global distribution, was previously the...

The World: Sydney - Media chiefs refute magazine publishers' survey.(Survey)(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... Major media bodies in Australia have questioned the results of a new study by the country's magazine publishers promoting the appeal of magazine advertising. The research compared magazines with newspapers, the internet, pay-TV,...

The Work: New Campaigns UK.(advertising)
October 5, 2007... SONY BRAVIA - PLAY-DOH CREDITS Project: Play-Doh Client: James Kennedy, general manager, Sony Europe Brief: Demonstrate that Sony LCD televisions deliver colour like no other Creative agency: Fallon Writer/art director Juan Cabral...

The Work: New Campaigns - The World.
October 5, 2007... CLIMATE INSTITUTE - CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGE - AUSTRALIA CREDITS Project: Change climate change Client: John Connor, chief executive, the Climate Institute Brief: Encourage people to consider climate change policy when it comes to election...

Diary: We all loved 'St Wayne'. Except Coleen, it seems.(Coleen McLoughlin)(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... Proving themselves never ones to miss a good PR opportunity, Wieden & Kennedy leapt into action when Wayne Rooney's fiancee, Coleen McLoughlin, and a film crew were spotted opposite its Hanbury Street base. The WAG was filming her new TV...

Diary: Can't callous Carlos just let HHCL rest in peace?(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... Wikipedia, the home of user-generated information on such fascinating topics as the habits of the lesser spotted woodpecker and the history of the pencil sharpener, has deemed the once-renowned London ad agency HHCL not 'notable' enough to...

Diary: It won't just be pumpkins smiling come Halloween.(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... As you read this, Nigel Sharrocks, the chief executive of Aegis UK and Ireland, is ordering an extra set of business cards and rubbing his hands in excited anticipation. What has made him so happy you ask? Well, a fortuitous twist of fate...

Diary: ITV in new phone drama. Of all the Cupid Stunts ..(ITV PLC)
October 5, 2007... ITV proved it was top of the pops after retaining its Nabs' music-themed quiz night title. The quiz, hosted by the Heart 106.2 DJ Toby Anstis, saw 26 teams fight it out for the coveted prize. However, none came close to ITV, with some -...

Diary: On the QT ..
October 5, 2007... Rumour has it that after the less-than-euphoric reaction to the latest British Airways ad, Maurice Saatchi seized the moment during a chance encounter with BA's chief executive, Willie Walsh, at a London restaurant. 'Hello Willie,' the M&C...

Diary: Water-Cooler Monitor.(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... WHAT TOPICS HAVE THE INDUSTRY BEEN DISCUSSING THIS WEEK? THE TALK TIME SPENT Rupert Howell's new job at ITV. Adland was a little 43 mins 4 secs surprised, to say the least, at...

Diary: Pick of the week - Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe/Y&R/BBC Radio 2.
October 5, 2007... Noel Bussey is extremely impressed with the latest work for BBC Radio 2: 'It was always going to be a tough task to follow last year's Elvis ad by DFGW, but this work from Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe/Y&R has a real deftness of touch,...

Diary: Turkey of the week - Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO/Birds Eye Fish Fingers.
October 5, 2007... James Hamilton yearns for the past when he watches Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO's work for Birds Eye Fish Fingers: 'These ads need to be set on a Lord of the Flies-style desert island populated by stage-school children, not in the kitchen of...

Pitch update.(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... ITV's marketing chief David Pemsel is not wasting any time; having ruled the Dare/Miles Calcraft Briginshaw Duffy combo out of the running last week, he's struck Beattie McGuinness Bungay off the shortlist this week. The pitch, which is...

New-business Rankings 5 October 2007.(Statistical table)
October 5, 2007... Rank Rank Agency/ Total Total Net Wins this last Last three wins billings billings billings week week gained lost gained ...

Hotline: TBWA\London promotes Tom Morton.(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... TBWA\London has promoted Tom Morton, its head of planning, to executive planning director, replacing Neil Hourston, who is leaving to take the same position at Grey London. At TBWA, Morton has worked on E.ON, McDonald's and Haagen-Dazs

Hotline: Clifford Chance seeks creative agency.(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... Clifford Chance, the global law firm, is looking for a creative agency to handle advertising for its corporate brand, as well as its recruitment needs. The company is in the process of approaching agencies and will begin formal pitches at the...

Hotline: Shaun Gregory to leave Telegraph Media.(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... Shaun Gregory, the director of new media at Telegraph Media, is leaving to join the free mobile operator Blyk as its chief executive. He will be responsible for running the mobile business in the UK

Hotline: DHC talks to agencies about brief.(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... DHC, the Japanese skincare company, is talking to a number of London-based creative agencies with a brief to launch its olive-oil-based skincare products into the UK market early next year

Hotline: Publicis Groupe general manager to leave the agency.(Mark Cramphorn)(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... Mark Cramphorn, the Publicis Groupe general manager, is leaving the agency. Cramphorn was hired in 2004 by Tim Lindsay, the former chairman, who left in May to join TBWA\Group as its chief executive. Cramphorn had previously worked with Lindsay...

Hotline: Moneysupermarket Financial Group seeks agency.(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... Moneysupermarket Financial Group has called a pitch to find an agency to handle advertising for a new product launch scheduled for January. The product will be an online brand separate from its existing brands, moneysupermarket.com and...

Hotline: Leagas Delaney promotes Margaret Johnson.(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... Leagas Delaney has promoted Margaret Johnson, the group managing director, to group chief executive. The agency has also launched a creative executive committee, which includes the chairman, Tim Delaney, and Leagas Delaney Hamburg's creative...

Hotline: Doset Cereals seeks agency.
October 5, 2007... Dorset Cereals, the breakfast cereal company, is seeking an agency to handle its below-the-line communications The company's in-house marketing team is handling the process

Hotline: Wieden & Kennedy makes several appointments.(Kevin Chesters and Nik Windsor appointed)(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... Wieden & Kennedy has made a number of appointments following its Nokia win in July. Kevin Chesters joins from Saatchi & Saatchi as the global planning director, and Nik Windsor joins from VCCP as the global account director. The agency has also...

Close-Up: Profile - Leaving the Mother ship to be the creative chief.(Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe/Y and R's Damon Collins )
October 5, 2007... Has Mother taught Damon Collins the client-facing skills he'll need in his new ECD role at RKCR/Y&R? For Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe/Y&R the appointment of Damon Collins as the executive creative director, after a couple of weeks of...